[It's about time she gives him a boon and Iona does so in the form of putting one hand over his although it's shy. She's not even sure why she's being like that. Maybe it's infectious? Or rather, she the kind of person who went with the flow. Passion with passion, distance with distance, and in this case, gentleness with gentleness.]

You're... You're important. To me. You've been doing your best and I couldn't help but admire that.

[Of course she'd admire that quietly developing strength. Of course she'd want to be part of that, to be a reason for it.]

We don't have to rush anything you know! I have a penchant for that and it can complicate things, but, I'm serious.